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Meridian Air Charter Adds More Wi-Fi to Fleet


Teterboro, NJ, February 11, 2013 – Meridian, the full-service private aviation company headquartered at Teterboro Airport (TEB) in New Jersey, is pleased to announce that its charter division has recently added Wi-Fi to three more of its fleet aircraft. The aircraft types include a Challenger 601-3R, a Hawker 800SP, and a Citation XLS. The Challenger and Hawker are based at TEB, while the Citation is based at Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) in Hayward, CA.

Meridian Air Charter operates twenty-one managed aircraft based nationally from New York to California. Nineteen of those business jets are available for charter, and among those, eleven are currently equipped with Wi-Fi. Eight are heavy jets, suitable for long range domestic and international trips, while the remaining three are mid-size jets, perfect for domestic or regional destinations.

Mike Moore, Director of Aviation Sales, had this to say, “Clients who fly privately expect a very high level of service from their charter operators. The recent addition of Wi-Fi to three more of our aircraft provides us with the flexibility we need to meet the growing demand of onboard services and amenities. Now we can say the majority of our fleet is equipped with wireless capabilities, and the number will continue to grow. We are already planning to add Wi-Fi to more planes in the near future.”

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Meridian Air Charter Adds Broadband to G-IV

Meridian Air Charter now has Wi-Fi aboard its largest capacity G-IV.

Meridian, the full-service private aviation company based at Teterboro Airport, is pleased to announce that its Charter group has deployed Aviator 200 aboard its 16-passenger Gulfstream IV, the largest-capacity business jet in the Meridian fleet. Aviator 200, manufactured by Thrane & Thrane, is an airborne broadband system that allows the user to stay connected and productive with voice and data services. The new system has been retro-fitted onto the aircraft and is currently available for charter.

Aviator 200 has a wide range of embedded features which allows passengers to access the Internet while in-flight and make calls using Voice over IP (VoIP) applications via Wi-Fi enabled devices, including Android phones and tablets, iPhone®, iPad®, Blackberry®, and laptops. The system utilizes Inmarsat, a leading provider of global mobile satellite communication services. Because Inmarsat is a satellite-based system, it provides coverage over land and sea, unlike other broadband systems which can only be accessed over land.

Andrew Ladouceur, VP of Sales & Client Services at Meridian Air Charter, had this to say, “The addition of broadband aboard our largest aircraft is a valuable service that we can now offer our charter customers. Keeping our fleet current with the latest voice and data technology is critical in today’s competitive market.”